Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to excessive rural housing density leading to unsustainable suburbanisation and the site's technical unsuitability for a domestic wastewater treatment system due to poor soil drainage conditions.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed development would exacerbate an excessive density of one-off housing in the area, contributing to the gradual suburbanisation and erosion of the rural character of the site.
- The development would materially contravene Policy HO P26 and Objective HO O59 of the Kildare County Development Plan 2023-2029, which seek to manage and limit rural housing density.
- The site is unsuitable for a domestic wastewater treatment system as trial hole inspections revealed soil mottling at depths of 0.35m-0.4m, failing to meet the minimum 500mm depth of unmottled soil required by the EPA Code of Practice.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy HO P26Objective HO O59Policy HO P11Policy HO P16Policy HO P27Objective HO O50Objective HO O51Objective HO O52Policy HO P33
Decision Document Summary
Laura Ivers sought planning permission for a single-storey dwelling and a secondary effluent treatment system on a 0.3-hectare site at Ballyteague, Kilmeague, Co. Kildare. The site is located in a rural area characterized by a high density of one-off housing (approximately 35 units per square kilometre). Kildare County Council refused the application on two main grounds: first, that the development would contribute to the over-concentration of housing and the 'suburbanisation' of the rural lands...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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